陕西省西安地区八校2023学年高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data2．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking3．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing4．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford5．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe6．Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely7．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup8．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor9．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what10．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof11．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved12．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.13．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned14．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother15．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it16．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．association D．harmony17．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict18．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou19．---I’llpayavisittoHongKong.Wouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmyhouse?---Notatall.______.A．I’drathernot B．I’dbehappyC．I’venotime D．I’dliketo20．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）DaveMerryandhistoolshavebeenthroughalottogether.ThetoolshelpedDave,now80,repairhishomeinSt.Paul,Minnesota,whereheandhiswife,AnnetteMerry,livedfor46yearsandraisedthreechildren.Thetablesaw,thejointerplane,thedrillpress,andthedozensofotherpowerandhandtoolshadprideofplaceinhiscarefullyorganizedworkshop.“Ihadawholesetup,anditwasbeautiful,”saysDave,aretiredengineer.ButthenAnnetteexperiencedastroke(中风)thatleftherrelyingonawalkertogetaround,andtheMerrysdecidedtomoveintoassistedliving.Dave’sworkshopwasobviouslyaminorconsiderationgivenAnnette’scondition,butthefamilyknewthatgivingitup,ontopofeverythingelse,wouldhurt.ItwastheMerrys’daughterwhocameupwithapossiblesolution.She’dheardaboutsomepeoplewhoweresettingupatoollibrary—anonprofitfacilitythatwouldlendouttoolsjustasaregularlibrarylendsbooks.MightDadbeinterestedindonatinghis?“Isaidyes,”Davesays.ThepeoplecreatingtheSt.PaulToolLibrarywerethrilled.Theyhadexpecteditwouldtakeayeartocollectenoughtoolstomaketheirfacilityfullyfunctional.Insteadittookoneday:thedayDavedonatedhis.Thelibrary’sfoundersdroveovertotheMerrys’houseandpickedeverythingupthemselves.ThelibraryishousedinthebasementoftheAmericanCanFactory.Memberspayanannualfee(from$20to$120)forunlimitedtooluseandavaryingnumberofvisitstotheworkshop.Andtheygetanextrabenefit:DaveMerry.“Almosteverytimewe’reopen,Dave’shere,”saysoneofthefounders,PeterHoh.“Itmeansalottometobeabletogoandusemytools,”Davesays.“ButitmeansjustasmuchtohelpDIYersusethetoolsproperly.”AsHohputsit,“Thisishisworkshopnow.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutDaveMerry?A．HehadfewDIYtools.B．Hekepthistoolswell.C．Heownedatoollibrary.D．Heusedawalkingstickafterstroke.2、Howdidthedaughterhelpherparents?A．ShetookoverDad’sworkshop.B．SheofferedDadusefulinformation.C．Shemovedthemintoassistedliving.D．ShesoldDad’stoolstoatoollibrary.3、WhatisavailabletothevisitorstotheSt.PaulToolLibrary?A．Freeuseofthetools.B．AvisittotheMerrys’house.C．Dave’sinstructionsforusingthetools.D．Hoh’sshareoftheprofitfromthelibrary.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ArtofLiving B．SettingupaLibraryC．AFamily-runLibrary D．RecyclingThroughDonating22．（8分）Englandcontinuestobeoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsintheworld.Londoninparticularisoneofthemostvisitedcitiesanddrawspeopleinwithitsappeal,historyandpubs.England’ssmallercities,likeBathandOxford,areequallyasattractivewithalotofcultureandfewercrowds.Liverpool,birthplaceofTheBeatles,hasarichmusicalhistory.Thecountrysidehaswonderfulnaturalbeauty.HerearesometipsontravelinginEngland.Freemuseums—PublicmuseumsofferfreeadmissionineverycitythroughoutEnglandandtheUK.It’sagreatwaytolearnaboutthecountry’smostinfluentialartistsandhistory,andspendarainydaywithoutpayingacent.Bookearly—Bookalltransportationwellinadvance,evenifyoudon’tplantouseit.Farescanbearound£2withalittleplanning.TheMegabusnotonlyrunsbusesbutalsoprovidestrainsthroughoutEnglandandisthebestchoiceforcheaptravelthroughoutthecountry.Pubfood—EatinginEnglandcanbequiteexpensive,butforgoodcheapandfillingmeals,visitthelocalpubs,whereyoucangetagoodmealforlessthan£10.Besides,thepubsareagreatwaytomeetpeople!GetaTasteofUKcard—ThetasteoftheUKcardoffersupto50%offatselectedrestaurant.Youdon’tneedtobeanEnglishtogetthecard,andyouneedn’tpaythefirstmonth’smembershipfee,whichisperfectformosttravelers.Takeafreewalkingtour—ManymajorcitiesinEnglandofferfreewalkingtours.Theyusuallylastafewhoursandareagreatwaytoseethecity.1、ComparedwithLondon,Oxfordis________.A．morecharmingB．lesscrowdedC．largerinsizeD．richerinhistory2、Whyarevisitorsadvisedtoeatinlocalpubs?A．Thefoodthereissoldatalowprice.B．Itislikelytomeetfamousstarsthere.C．Theserviceprovidedthereisexcellent.D．Thereisafriendlybutquietatmospherethere.3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．AllmuseumsintheUKarefreeofcharge.B．ThebestwaytotravelaroundEnglandisbybus.C．FreewalkingtoursareavailableinmostbigcitiesinEngland.D．ThetasteofUKcardholderscanenjoydiscountsatallrestaurants.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvert(改变)themintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”

saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“To

mitigate

thedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(方格)ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（程序）

isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword

“mitigate”

inparagraph5probablymean?A．ignoreB．destroyC．increaseD．reduce2、Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．TheadvantagesofGazeSpeakovertheCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．SmartphoneApphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesmovement.C．ThestickerplaysanimportantroleinGazeSpeak.D．ThewriterismakinganadvertisementforGazeSpeaker.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheinventionofGazeSpeaker?A．doubtfulB．negativeC．favorableD．unclear24．（8分）Letmetellyouaboutmyrelationshipwiththeschooldesk.FrommyfirstdayatPennyCampElementarySchoolin1982,itwasterrible.Thisishowitwentdown:fivesecondsintoclass,thefootstartbouncing;10secondsin,bothfeet;15seconds,Iburstoutthedrums!Afterafewminutes,it’sallover.I’mtryingtoputmylegbehindmyneck.No,thatdeskandIdidn’tgetalong.Sittingstillwashardenough,butIalsostruggledwithreading.Readingoutloudinclasswasaspecialkindofhell(地狱).BythethirdgradeIhadprogressedfrombeingoneof“thosekids”tobeingthe“specialkid”.Iwasfoundtohavemultiplelanguage-basedlearningdisabilitiesandattentiondeficitdisorder(A．D．D)(注意力缺陷障碍症).Iwasturnedintoa“patient”whoneededtreatmentratherthanahumanbeingwithdifferences.Istruggledwithsevereanxietyanddepressionatage10.Isurvivedthistimeinmylifebecauseofmymom.Sheknewinherheartthatherchildwasn’tbrokenanddidn’tneedtobefixed.Mymomwasright.WhenIthinkbackonmyschoolexperience,Irealizeitwasn’ttheA．D．D．thatdisabledme.Whatdisabledmewerelimitationsnotinmyselfbutintheenvironment.I’vecometobelievethatIdidnothaveadisability,asitiscommontosay,butexperienceddisabilityinenvironmentsthatcouldnotaccommodateandacceptmydifferences.Inthefallof1977,aftertwoyearsatLoyolaMarymountUniversity,wheremylearningdifferenceswerefullyaccommodated,Itransferredto(转学)BrownUniversity,whereIgraduatedwithanhonorsdegreeinEnglishliterature.Istillcan’tspellorsitstill,butInowusesupportandtechnologytorelievemyweaknessandbuildalifeonmystrengths.Idon’tfeelstupidanymoreandIknowthatI—andotherslikeme—canlivegoodlivesdespitethesechallenges.1、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthefirstparagraph?A．Hedidn’tliketostudy.B．Heusedtobeactiveatschool.C．Hesufferedfromabrokendesk.D．Hehadtroublesittingstillinclass.2、Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelinclassinhisearlyschoolyears?A．Exited.B．Uneasy.C．Interested.D．Bored.3、Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Heislivingagoodlifewithhisweakness.B．Hisdisabilityhasbeencuredbytechnology.C．HegothishonorsdegreeinEnglishliteratureinthefallof1997.D．HewastransferredtoBrownUniversitybecauseofhisdisability.4、Fromthepassagewelearnthat__________.A．adisabilityisnothingbutadifferenceB．family’ssupportisthemostimportantC．disabledpeoplecan’tlivewellhoweverhardtheyworkD．sometimeslimitationsoftheenvironmentdisableaperson25．（10分）Parentscomplainthatchildrenoutgrowtheirclothessofastthatitcostsafortune（￡12，000onaverageperyear），goingthroughsevendifferentsizesinthespaceoftheirfirsttwoyears．Therecouldnowbeasolution：anewhigh－techfabric（织物）thatexpandsasthewearergrows．RyanYasin，whoisstudyingforamaster’sdegreeattheLondonRoyalCollegeofArt，cameupwiththeideaafterpurchasingclothesforhisnewbornnephew，onlytofindthebabyhadoutgrownthembythetimetheyarrived．InadditiontotheexpenseYasinwasalsoconcernedabouttheenvironmentalinfluence．Theprocessofmakinganddistributingjustlkilogram，or2．2pounds，ofnewfabricresultsinanaverageof23kg，or50poundsofgreenhousegases．Tomakemattersworse，the“fastfashion”trendworldwidehascausedgarmentproductiontodoublesince2000，withmorethanhalfoftheclothingendingupinlandfillsannually!Tofindasolution，Yasinusedhispreviousexperiencedesigningsatellitestoinventawaytofoldsynthetic（合成的）materialsuchthatitstretchesinalldirections．Thefirstdesign，apairoftinypants，notonlyfithisbabynephew，butalsohis2－year-oldniece!Afterspendingalotoftimeperfectingtheprocessandtestingthedesign，Yasinisnowawaitingapatentforhisdesignandseekinginvestors（投资者）tobringtheclothingtomarket．ForhisnewlineofPetitPli，thedesignerplanstoproduceouterwearthatisbothwaterproof（防水的）andwindproof．Theclothingwillbemachinewashableandfoldsmallenoughtofitinajacketorpantpocket．Yasinplanstoestablishatake－backsystemsothatworn－outPetitPliclothingcanberecycledintonewfabric．Thedesignerdoesnotexpectparentstodresstheirchildrenonlyinhisexpandableclothing，particularlysincethecurrentdesignsusesyntheticmaterials．Butheplanstosoonproducethewearin“awidervarietyofgarments”andhopesthatPetitPliwillbeabletohavean“influenceonover-consumption．”Wesurelyhopehesucceeds!1、WhatinspiredYasin’sinvention?A．Hisgreatexpenseonclothes．B．Hisunhappyexperience．C．Hisnephew’spiled-upclothes．D．Hisdesireforamaster’sdegree．2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutYasin’sdesignistrue?A．Ithasbeentestedsuccessful．B．Ithascomeonthemarket．C．Ithasgotapatent．D．Ithasattractedalotofinvestors．3、Whatwillbeoneadvantageofthenewouterwear?A．Itcomesinvariousstyles．B．Itneedsnowashing．C．Itcanneverbewornout．D．Itisspace－saving．4、WhydoesYasinsuggestalimiteduseoftheexpandableclothing?A．Itscostistoohigh．B．Itlacksstylishdesigns．C．Itsmaterialsarenotnatural．D．Itisnoteasilyrecycled．第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）IunderstoodChineseculturesonlyseenonTVandinbooksbutonlymadelittleheadwaylearningChinese.1,itdidnotmatter.Thepatience,generosityand2ofstrangersleftmepleasantlysurprisedwithBeijing.I3neededChineseOnmybirthday,forexample,Iwas4inthecity.EveryoneIknewwasoutoftown,soIdecidedto5adayofitmyself.Iwentshopping.Afterthreehappyhours,Iwentconfidentlyuptothe6andforaminute,I7everyonespokeEnglish.Butafter8myitems,thewomanbehindthecounterspokeinChinese,andallIcoulddowasstare9.Ithoughtshewasaskingcashorcard,soIpulledoutsomenotes,butshe10herhead.Westoodthereforafewminutes11anothercashiersaid,“Acoupleofyour12arepartofthesaleandcannotbeexchangedor13oncebought.”Anotherday,IwenttothepolicestationasIhadlostmywalletina14landDuringthat20-minutetalk,Irealizedtheeagernessand15ofpeople.SpeakinginamixofChineseandEnglish,theyoungpoliceofficerdidallhecouldtoputme16.Heknewthatasforeignerswewerenervousatthepolicestation,sohesmiledandspoke.Intheend,the17tookacoupleofhoursandthewalletdidnot18anymore.Ihadmadeafriend.Therearemany19andunforgettablememoriesofgettingbywithout20,butperhapswithoutthefriendshelp,Beijingmaynothavebeensoeasytonavigate.1、A．Lastly B．However C．Instead D．Thus2、A．sacrifice B．efforts C．warmth D．promise3、A．rarely B．basically C．completely D．totally4、A．still B．even C．only D．alone5、A．make B．need C．do D．plan6、A．exit B．store C．counter D．hall7、A．realized B．recognized C．guaranteed D．assumed8、A．ringingup B．showingup C．assessing D．examining9、A．poorly B．helplessly C．quickly D．patiently10、A．waved B．nodded C．shook D．hung11、A．until B．as C．after D．for12、A．expenses B．purchases C．supplies D．parcels13、A．accepted B．canceled C．returned D．broken14、A．foreign B．same C．different D．new15、A．happiness B．wisdom C．excitement D．kindness16、A．forsure B．atease C．inorder D．inplace17、A．incident B．procedure C．question D．survey18、A．matter B．stay C．change D．return19、A．interesting B．amusing C．pleasant D．admiring20、A．cellphone B．policeofficers C．Chinese D．cashiers第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Ithinkmymemoryisgood.Iuseasimpletricktorememberpeople’snames1．(clear).WhenImeetsomeoneandheartheperson’sname,IimaginethatIcanseethename2．(write)ontheperson’sface.SothenexttimeIseethatpersonIalsoseethenameonhisorherface,andthatis3．Ineverforgetaname.WhenIhavetomemorizethingsforschool,Iwalkupanddownintheroom,4．(read)thenotesaloud.ThemethodsareveryeffectiveandI5．(use)themformanyyears.Comparedwithme,mybrotherhasaverybadmemory.Heneverremembershispromises.Ialwayshavetoremindhim.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第1l处起）不计分。ZhouYanistheSeniorThreestudent.Lastweek,hegoestoseeadoctorbecauseofhisarmsandfingershurt.Thedoctortoldhimthefactthathada“mobilephonedisease”.Zhousentmessagesforhisfriendswithhismobilephoneallthetime,eveninbed.Zhoustartedtodobadlyinalltheexambecausehespentsomanytimeonhismobilephone.Hedidn’tstopusethemobilephoneuntilhisarmshurt.YangLing,whichisanexpertfr